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'''AI''' is a bilingual R&B/Hip-Hop singer. After initial recognition in an appearance in [[Wikipedia:Janet Jackson|Janet Jackson]]'s "[[Wikipedia:Go Deep|Go Deep]]" music video, she debuted with BMG, before signing with Universal's Def Jam Japan label in 2003. With numerous successful album releases, tours and media appearances, she remains an influential and popular artist, bringing a heavily American R&B-influenced sound to Japanese audiences.
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'''AI''' is a bilingual [[:Category:J-Hip-Hop|Hip-Hop]] and [[:Category:J-R&B|R&B]] singer. After initial recognition in an appearance in [[Wikipedia:Janet Jackson|Janet Jackson]]'s "[[Wikipedia:Go Deep|Go Deep]]" music video, she debuted with BMG, before signing with Universal's Def Jam label in 2003. With numerous successful album releases, tours and media appearances, she remains an influential and popular artist, bringing a heavily American R&B-influenced sound to Japanese audiences.
  
 
==Profile==
 
==Profile==
 
* '''Stage Name:''' AI
 
* '''Stage Name:''' AI
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* '''Real Name:''' Uemura Carina Ai (植村 カリーナ 愛)
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* '''Birth Name:''' Uemura Carina Ai (植村 カリーナ 愛)
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* '''Birthday:''' November 2, 1981
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* '''Birthdate:''' {{bda|1981|11|02|mf=yes}}
 
* '''Birthplace:''' Los Angeles, CA, United States
 
* '''Birthplace:''' Los Angeles, CA, United States
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* '''[[Blood Type]]:''' B
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* '''Family:''' Mother [[Uemura Barbara]], Grandma, engagement with bandleader [[HIRO (Kaikigesshoku)|HIRO]] (from [[Kaikigesshoku]]) in March 2013, son
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* '''Bands / Groups:'''
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** [[SX4]]
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* '''Labels:'''
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** [[RCA Ariola Japan]] <small>(2000&ndash;2002)</small>
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** [[Universal Music]] <small>(2002&ndash;2010; 2014&ndash;)</small>
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** [[EMI Music Japan]] <small>(2011&ndash;2014)</small>
  
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
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AI was born on November 02, 1981 in Los Angeles, CA to a Japanese father and half-Japanese, half-Italian mother. At the age of four her father's work prompted a move to Kagoshima, Japan, where she spent her elementary school and junior high school days. In 1996, she entered the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, joining the gospel choir and training in various dance genres. In 1998, her first experience of a televised broadcast came as part of the choir in a Mary J Blige concert. In the same year, she won a competition to appear as a dancer in Janet Jackson's promotional video "Go Deep". After a short stint in an Asian female group [[SX4]], she was offered a record deal with BMG and returned to Japan to make her major label debut.
 
AI was born on November 02, 1981 in Los Angeles, CA to a Japanese father and half-Japanese, half-Italian mother. At the age of four her father's work prompted a move to Kagoshima, Japan, where she spent her elementary school and junior high school days. In 1996, she entered the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, joining the gospel choir and training in various dance genres. In 1998, her first experience of a televised broadcast came as part of the choir in a Mary J Blige concert. In the same year, she won a competition to appear as a dancer in Janet Jackson's promotional video "Go Deep". After a short stint in an Asian female group [[SX4]], she was offered a record deal with BMG and returned to Japan to make her major label debut.
  
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Her debut single "[[Cry, Just Cry|Cry, just Cry]]" (released on November 22, 2000) was followed up with two singles and the album "[[My Name Is AI|my name is AI]]". However, poor sales resulted in a transfer to Def Jam Japan, where she became the label's first female artist.
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Her debut single "[[Cry, Just Cry|Cry, just Cry]]" (released on November 22, 2000) was followed up with two singles and the album "[[My Name is AI|my name is AI]]". However, poor sales resulted in a transfer to Def Jam Japan, where she became the label's first female artist.
  
 
The first album with [[Def Jam]], "[[Original A.I.|ORIGINAL A.I.]]", reached #15 on the [[Oricon]] charts. Sold-out tour runs and the release of two albums in 2004 marked an increase in AI's popularity. Significant success then came with the single "Story" in May 2005, with the song reaching #8 on the Oricon ranking charts and selling 300,000 copies. The next album "[[Mic-a-Holic A.I.|MIC-A-HOLIC A.I.]]" had sales in excess of 500,000 copies.
 
The first album with [[Def Jam]], "[[Original A.I.|ORIGINAL A.I.]]", reached #15 on the [[Oricon]] charts. Sold-out tour runs and the release of two albums in 2004 marked an increase in AI's popularity. Significant success then came with the single "Story" in May 2005, with the song reaching #8 on the Oricon ranking charts and selling 300,000 copies. The next album "[[Mic-a-Holic A.I.|MIC-A-HOLIC A.I.]]" had sales in excess of 500,000 copies.
  
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"Believe" was released on April 19, 2006 as a tie-in to the [[Team Medical Dragon]] drama, continuing a run of good sales. Later in the year, [[What's Goin' on A.I.|What's goin' on A.I.]]" ranked at #2 on album sales charts and led to her first auditorium tour, which spawned a live album and DVD in March 2007. Further commercial tie-ins ("[[I'll Remember You]]" - Audio-Technica, "[[Brand New Day (AI)|BRAND NEW DAY]]" - JAL, "[[One (AI)|ONE]]" - Team Medical Dragon 2), appearances at high-profile music festivals (Rock in Japan 2007, Summer Sonic '07) and the release of the "[[Don't Stop A.I.|DON'T STOP A.I.]]" album rounded off 2007.
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"Believe" was released on April 19, 2006 as a tie-in to the [[Team Medical Dragon]] drama, continuing a run of good sales. Later in the year, [[What's Goin' on A.I.|What's goin' on A.I.]]" ranked at #2 on album sales charts and led to her first auditorium tour, which spawned a live album and DVD in March 2007. Further commercial tie-ins ("[[I'll Remember You / Brand New Day|I'll Remember You]]" - Audio-Technica, "[[I'll Remember You / Brand New Day|BRAND NEW DAY]]" - JAL, "[[One (AI)|ONE]]" - Team Medical Dragon 2), appearances at high-profile music festivals (Rock in Japan 2007, Summer Sonic '07) and the release of the "[[Don't Stop A.I.|DON'T STOP A.I.]]" album rounded off 2007.
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From February to June 2008, AI's largest tour to date included 32 shows across Japan, playing to audiences up to 100,000 as well as appearances in Los Angeles.
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In 2011, AI announced that she had changed labels from [[Universal Music Japan]] to [[EMI Music Japan]].
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From February to June 2008, AI's largest tour to date included 32 shows across Japan, playing to audiences up to 100,000 as well as appearances in Los Angeles. Her most recent album "[[Viva A.I.|VIVA A.I.]]" was released on March 04, 2009.
 
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==Discography==
 
==Discography==
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===Albums===
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[[Image:AI - Believe Promo 2006.png|thumb|250px|AI promoting "[[Believe (AI)|Believe]]" (2006)]]
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* [2001.11.02] [[My Name is AI|my name is AI]]
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[[Image:AI-Fake-Promo.png|thumb|250px|AI promoting "[[Fake (AI)|FAKE]]" (2010)]]
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[[Image:LetterinTheSkyPromo.jpg|thumb|250px|AI promoting "[[Letter in the Sky|Letter In The Sky]]" (2011)]]
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[[Image:INDEPENDENTAIPROMO.jpg|thumb|250px|AI promoting ''[[Independent (AI)|INDEPENDENT]]'' (2012)]]
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[[File:Moriagaro by AI.jpg|thumb|250px|AI promoting "[[Moriagaro (album)|MORIAGARO]]" (2013)]]
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[[File:Wa to You Promotion.jpg|thumb|250px|AI promoting ''[[Wa to Yo]]'' (2017)]]
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[[File:AI - Kansha promo.jpg|thumb|250px|AI promoting ''[[Kansha!!!!! -Thank You for 20 Years New & Best-|Kansha!!!!! -Thank you for 20 years NEW & BEST-]]'' (2019)]]
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===Studio Albums===
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* [2001.11.02] [[My Name Is AI|my name is AI]]
 
* [2003.07.23] [[Original A.I.|ORIGINAL A.I.]]
 
* [2003.07.23] [[Original A.I.|ORIGINAL A.I.]]
 
* [2004.05.27] [[2004 A.I.]]
 
* [2004.05.27] [[2004 A.I.]]
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* [2007.12.05] [[Don't Stop A.I.|DON'T STOP A.I.]]
 
* [2007.12.05] [[Don't Stop A.I.|DON'T STOP A.I.]]
 
* [2009.03.04] [[Viva A.I.|VIVA A.I.]]
 
* [2009.03.04] [[Viva A.I.|VIVA A.I.]]
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* [2010.12.01] [[The Last A.I.|THE LAST A.I.]]
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* [2012.02.22] [[Independent (AI)|INDEPENDENT]]
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* [2013.07.17] [[Moriagaro (album)|MORIAGARO]] (''Excitement'')
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* [2017.06.07] [[Wa to Yo]] (和と洋; ''Japanese vs. Western'')
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* [2022.02.23] [[Dream (AI)|DREAM]]
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* [2023.08.23] [[Respect All|RESPECT ALL]]
  
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===Other Albums===
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===Best Albums===
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* [2004.03.03] [[Rhythm & Babe]] (Compilation Album)
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* [2004.09.08] [[Flashback to A.I.|FLASHBACK TO A.I.]]
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* [2004.09.08] [[Flashback to A.I.|FLASHBACK TO A.I.]] (Best Album)
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* [2004.12.01] [[Feat. A.I.|FEAT. A.I.]] <small>(Collaborations Best Album)</small>
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* [2004.12.01] [[Feat. A.I.|FEAT. A.I.]] (Featuring Album)
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* [2009.09.16] [[Best A.I.|BEST A.I.]]
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* [2007.03.07] [[Live A.I.|LIVE A.I.]] (Live Album)
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* [2015.11.25] [[The Best (AI)|THE BEST]]
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* [2009.09.16] [[Best A.I.|BEST A.I.]] (Best Album)
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* [2016.11.02] [[The Feat. Best|THE FEAT. BEST]] <small>(Collaborations Best Album)</small>
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* [2018.03.25] [[Side by Side (AI)|SIDE by SIDE]] <small>(Digital)</small>
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* [2019.11.06] [[Kansha!!!!! -Thank You for 20 Years New & Best-|Kansha!!!!! -Thank you for 20 years NEW & BEST-]] (感謝; ''Thanks'')
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* [2021.03.03] [[Self Selection "Hip Hop"|Self Selection "HIP HOP"]] <small>(Digital)</small>
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===Mini-Albums===
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* [2013.12.11] [[Happiness (AI)|Happiness - Gift Pack]] (ハピネス－ギフト・パック)
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* [2020.07.08] [[It's All Me - Vol.1|IT'S ALL ME - Vol.1]]
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* [2021.02.24] [[It's All Me - Vol.2|IT'S ALL ME - Vol.2]]
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===Live Albums===
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* [2007.03.07] [[Live A.I.|LIVE A.I.]]
  
 
===Singles===
 
===Singles===
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* [2001.09.05] [[Shining Star (AI)|Shining Star]]
 
* [2001.09.05] [[Shining Star (AI)|Shining Star]]
 
* [2003.01.28] [[Saishuu Senkoku]] (最終宣告)
 
* [2003.01.28] [[Saishuu Senkoku]] (最終宣告)
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* [2003.06.25] [[Thank U]]
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* [2003.06.25] [[Thank U (AI)|Thank U]]
 
* [2003.10.15] [[My Friend / Senjou no Merry Christmas|My friend / Senjou no Merry Christmas]] (戦場のメリークリスマス)
 
* [2003.10.15] [[My Friend / Senjou no Merry Christmas|My friend / Senjou no Merry Christmas]] (戦場のメリークリスマス)
 
* [2004.03.03] [[After the Rain (AI)|After The Rain]]
 
* [2004.03.03] [[After the Rain (AI)|After The Rain]]
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* [2008.09.10] [[Okuribito / So Special -Version AI-]] (おくりびと)
 
* [2008.09.10] [[Okuribito / So Special -Version AI-]] (おくりびと)
 
* [2009.02.04] [[You Are My Star|YOU ARE MY STAR]]
 
* [2009.02.04] [[You Are My Star|YOU ARE MY STAR]]
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* [2010.03.31] [[Fake (AI)|FAKE]] feat. [[Amuro Namie]]
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* [2010.06.30] [[Still... (AI)|Still...]] feat. [[AK-69]]
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* [2010.08.25] [[Nemurenai Machi]] (眠れない街)
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* [2010.10.27] [[Stronger (AI)|STRONGER]] feat. [[Kato Miliyah]]
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* [2011.12.14] [[Happiness / Letter in the Sky|Happiness / Letter In The Sky]] feat. [[Wikipedia:The Jacksons|The Jacksons]] (ハピネス)
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* [2013.02.13] [[Voice (AI)|VOICE]]
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* [2016.11.02] [[Happy Christmas / Heiwa / Miracle|Happy Christmas / HEIWA / Miracle]] (ハッピークリスマス/HEIWA/ミラクル)
  
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===DVDs===
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===Digital Singles===
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* [2006.12.12] [[Music (AI)|MUSIC (Live C.C. Lemon Hall Version)]]
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* [2007.03.28] [[Brand New Day (AI)|BRAND NEW DAY]]
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* [2010.07.14] [[For My Sister|For my Sister -Japanese Version-]] feat. [[Wikipedia:Judith Hill|Judith Hill]]
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* [2011.10.10] [[Letter in the Sky|Letter In The Sky]] feat. [[Wikipedia:The Jacksons|The Jacksons]]
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* [2012.01.04] [[One Love (AI)|One Love]]
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* [2012.01.04] [[Utsukushi Kimono]] (ウツクシキモノ)
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* [2012.04.11] [[Beautiful Life (AI)|Beautiful Life]]
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* [2012.06.06] [[Happiness (AI)|Happiness (Reggae Summer Remix by Mighty Crown)]] (ハピネス)
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* [2012.10.03] [[One Love (AI)|One Love (LIVE in BUDOKAN 2012)]]
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* [2012.10.10] [[One Love - Angel Version]] feat. [[Yuriga wo ka Jidou Gasshoudan]]
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* [2012.11.07] [[Happiness (AI)|Happiness - Smile Version]] (ハピネス)
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* [2012.12.05] [[Happiness (AI)|Happiness - Smile Version (Coca-Cola CM Edit)]] (ハピネス)
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* [2013.01.16] [[Voice (AI)|VOICE]]
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* [2013.04.12] [[Mama e]] (ママへ; ''To Mom'')
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* [2013.05.31] [[After the Storm|After The Storm]] feat. [[Che'Nelle]]
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* [2013.06.26] [[Sogood|sogood]]
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* [2013.08.21] [[Come Together ~ Wasurenaide]] (忘れないで)
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* [2013.11.06] [[Happiness (AI)|Happiness - Ageyou Version]] (ハピネス - あげようバージョン; ''I'll Give Version'')
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* [2014.10.22] [[Story (AI)|Story (English Version)]]
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* [2014.12.03] [[Happiness (AI)|Happiness Pack]] (ハピネス・パック)
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* [2016.01.05] [[Minna ga Minna Au]] (みんながみんな英雄)
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* [2016.09.17] [[I'm the Champion]]
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* [2017.05.09] [[Saigo wa Kanarazu Seigi ga Katsu]] (最後は必ず正義が勝つ)
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* [2017.08.01] [[Kira Kira (AI)|Kira Kira]] (キラキラ) feat. [[Watanabe Naomi|Kanna]]
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* [2019.05.17] [[Summer Magic]]
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* [2019.05.17] [[Summer Magic (AI)|Summer Magic (Japanese Version)]]
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* [2019.08.09] [[You Never Know]] (feat. [[MJ116]])
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* [2019.09.27] [[Baby You Can Cry]]
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* [2020.01.14] [[Bokura wo Matsu Basho]] (僕らを待つ場所)
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* [2020.03.23] [[Good as Gold|GOOD AS GOLD]]
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* [2020.04.24] [[Gift (AI)|Gift]] (ギフト)
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* [2020.10.28] [[Yuusha-tachi (AI)|Yuusha-tachi]] (勇者たち)
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* [2020.11.25] [[Not So Different]]
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* [2020.12.11] [[Not So Different (Remix)]] feat. [[Awich]]
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* [2021.07.19] [[Colorful (Colorful)|Colorful]] <small>('''AI''', [[Hata Motohiro]], [[Little Glee Monster]], [[Miura Daichi]], [[Perfume (group)|Perfume]], [[Taemin]] ([[SHINee]]), [[MIYAVI]], [[Wikipedia:Nasty C|Nasty C]], [[Wikipedia:Sabrina Carpenter|Sabrina Carpenter]], [[Ayumu Imazu]], [[Blue Vintage]], [[Mizki]], [[Sanari]], [[Sato Chikuzen]] ([[Sing Like Talking]]) as '''Colorful''')</small>
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===Split Singles===
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* [2013.11.20] [[Run Free|RUN FREE]] <small>('''AI'''+[[Kato Miliyah]]+[[VERBAL]]) (Digital)</small>
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* [2014.07.23] [[Hope -Tokyo Tribe Anthem-|HOPE -TOKYO TRIBE ANTHEM-]] <small>([[YOUNG DAIS]] (N.C.B.B), [[SIMON]], [[Y'S]] & '''AI''')</small>
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* [2014.07.30] [[Let It Be|Let it be]] <small>([[TEE]] & '''AI''')</small>
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* [2015.09.09] [[Be Brave]] <small>([[EXILE ATSUSHI]] & '''AI''')</small>
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* [2016.03.09] [[No More (EXILE ATSUSHI & AI)|No More]] <small>([[EXILE ATSUSHI]] & '''AI''')</small>
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===Video Releases===
 
* [2005.02.07] [[Machigainai|MACHIGAINAI]]
 
* [2005.02.07] [[Machigainai|MACHIGAINAI]]
 
* [2006.01.18] [[Mic-a-Holic A.I. Japan Tour '05|MIC-A-HOLIC A.I. JAPAN TOUR '05]]
 
* [2006.01.18] [[Mic-a-Holic A.I. Japan Tour '05|MIC-A-HOLIC A.I. JAPAN TOUR '05]]
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* [2007.03.28] [[Nippon Budoukan A.I.]] (日本武道館 A.I.)
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* [2007.03.28] [[Nippon Budokan A.I.]] (日本武道館 A.I.)
 
* [2008.11.26] [[Don't Stop A.I. Japan Tour|DON'T STOP A.I. Japan Tour]]
 
* [2008.11.26] [[Don't Stop A.I. Japan Tour|DON'T STOP A.I. Japan Tour]]
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* [2010.06.30] [[Viva A.I. Japan Tour|VIVA A.I. JAPAN TOUR]]
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* [2011.12.14] [["Densetsu Night" at Nippon Budokan with Cho Special Guest Ozei!!!|"Densetsu NIGHT" at Nippon Budokan with Cho SPECIAL GUEST Ozei!!!]]
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* [2012.12.05] [[AI "Independent" Tour 2012 - Live in Budokan|AI "INDEPENDENT" TOUR 2012 - LIVE in BUDOKAN]]
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* [2014.03.26] [[Moriagatchaimashita in Budokan]] (モリアガッチャイマシタin武道館)
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* [2017.06.07] [[The Best Tour|THE BEST TOUR]]
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* [2018.06.20] [[AI Tour Wa to Yo|AI TOUR Wa to Yo]] (AI TOUR 和と洋)
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===Other Video Releases===
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* [2003.03.26] [[SUITE CHIC]] - [[When Pop Hits the Pix|WHEN POP HITS THE PIX]] (#2 ''"Uh Uh,,,,,,"'' feat. '''AI''')
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* [2004.07.07] [[Char]] -  [[No Generation Gap]] feat. [[AI]]
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* [2005.01.19] [[ZEEBRA]] - [[The Live Animal '03 - Tokyo's Finest|THE LIVE ANIMAL'03 - TOKYO'S FINEST]] (#7 "GOLDEN MIC (REMIX)" feat. [[KASHI DA HANDSOME]], '''AI''', [[Dohzi-T]], [[Hannya]])
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* [2007.09.19] [[ZEEBRA]] - [[The Live Animal '06 ~The New Beginning~|THE LIVE ANIMAL '06 ~The New Beginning~ ]] (#19 "Do What U Gotta Do" feat. '''AI''', [[Amuro Namie]], [[Mummy-D]])
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* [2008.01.16] [[ap bank fes '07]] (#5 "I'll Remember You", #6 "Story")
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* [2009.02.25] [[Live & Documentary DVD "ap bank fes '08"]] (#9 "Taisetsu na Mono")
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* [2009.06.17] [[Ai no Uta (V.A. DVD)|Ai no Uta]] (#6 "ONE")
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* [2015.02.25] [[Kato Miliyah]] - [[Loveland Tour 2014|Loveland tour 2014]] (#10 ''RUN FREE'' / '''AI'''+MILIYAH+VERBAL)
  
 
===Compilations / Other===
 
===Compilations / Other===
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*[2001.11.21] [[Denda Mao]] - [[One Last Kiss|ONE LAST KISS]] (#1 ''ONE LAST KISS feat.'''AI''''')
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* [2001.04.18] ''[[Grow Sound Works|GROW SOUND WORKS]]'' (#8 "IN RAIN AND SUNSHINE (DJ SOMA GROW SOUND MIX)")
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*[2002.10.23] [[SPHERE of INFLUENCE]] - [[Luv Ya|LUV YA]] (#1 ''LUV YA feat.'''AI''''')
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* [2001.11.21] [[Denda Mao]] - ''[[One Last Kiss|ONE LAST KISS]]'' (#1 "ONE LAST KISS" feat. '''AI''')
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*[2003.02.05] [[SUITE CHIC]] - [["Uh Uh,,,,,," / Baby be mine]] (#1 ''"Uh Uh,,,,,," feat.'''AI''''')
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* [2002.05.15] [[JiN]] - ''[[Real Love]]'' (#2 "LUV SONG" feat. '''AI''')
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*[2003.07.30] [[DOUBLE]] - [[Rollin' On|Rollin' on]] (#2 ''Rollin' on remix feat.'''AI'''(Remixed by DJ MASTERKEY)'')
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* [2003.03.26] [[SUITE CHIC]] - ''[[When Pop Hits the Lab|WHEN POP HITS THE LAB]]'' (#9 "Uh Uh...... ~REMIX feat. BIGZAM & P.H.~" feat. '''AI''')
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*[2003.12.03] [[MICHICO]] - [[Gold Digga|GOLD DIGGA]] (#1 ''GOLD DIGGA feat.'''AI''''')
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* [2003.09.25] [[Heartsdales]] - ''[[Sugar Shine]]'' (#16 "Baby Shine (Deckstream REMIX)" feat. '''AI''')
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*[2004.04.07] [[MICHICO]] - [[O.P.D.]] (#2 ''GOLD DIGGA featuring '''AI''' DJ HAZIME REMIX'')
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* [2003.11.19] [[DOUBLE]] - ''[[Wonderful (DOUBLE)|Wonderful]]'' (#12 My friend (l'arpege noir mix) with '''AI''')
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*[2008.06.11] [[Tsuchiya Anna]] - [[Crazy World]] feat.'''AI'''
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* [2003.12.10] [[VOICE OF LOVE POSSE]] - "[[Voice of Love ~Ue wo Muite Arukou|VOICE OF LOVE ~Ue wo Muite Arukou]]"
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*[2009.02.25] [[GICODE]] - [[Home Sweet Home (GICODE)|HOME SWEET HOME]] (#1 ''HOME SWEET HOME with '''AI''', [[JAMOSA]]'')
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* [2004.01.28] [[DOUBLE]] - ''[[Too Wonderful|too Wonderful]]'' (#10 "Rollin' on remix" feat. '''AI''', #11 "My Friend (R. Yamaki Remix)" with '''AI''')
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* [2004.03.03] ''[[Rhythm & Babe]]'' (#1 "Killing Me Softly with his Song")
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* [2004.04.07] [[MICHICO]] - ''[[O.P.D.]]'' (#2 "GOLD DIGGA DJ HAZIME REMIX" featuring '''AI''')
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* [2004.06.23] [[DJ WATARAI]] - ''[[ia Presents Harlem Mix Show Mixed by DJ WATARAI|ia presents HARLEM MIX SHOW Mixed by DJ WATARAI]]'' (#4 "Welcome 2 Da Party" feat. [[HI-D]], '''AI''')
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* [2004.09.15] [[m-flo]] - ''[[Astromantic Charm School|ASTROMANTIC CHARM SCHOOL]]'' (#6 "STARSTRUCK -Sakai, Asuka Savannh Remix")
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* [2005.03.24] [[JHETT a.k.a. YAKKO for AQUARIUS]] - ''[[JHETT]]'' (#13 "Uh Uh...... Ver. 2K5" feat. '''AI''')
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* [2005.09.07] ''[[Tokyo Engi -Tko Hip Hop- Original Soundtrack|Tokyo Engi -TKO HIP HOP- Original Soundtrack]]''
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* [2005.09.07] [[DELI]] - ''[[Tine for Some Action|TIME 4 SOME ACTION]]'' (#6 "TELL ME" feat．[[Hannya]], [[565]], '''AI''')
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* [2006.06.07] [[DJ MASTERKEY]] - ''[[Adventure Of Daddy's House]]'' (#28 "HOLIDAY" feat. [[CHRIS]] & ''AI''')
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* [2006.09.13] [[Rain (singer)|Rain]] - [[Eternal Rain]] (#2 "Oh yeah!" feat. '''AI''')
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* [2007.03.07] [[Giant Swing]] - ''[[Giant Swing Deli]]'' (#5 "BITTER LIFE" feat. ''AI''')
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* [2007.06.13] ''[[Remistura / Remixed and Compile by Liga Oriente|remistura / Remixed and Compile by Liga Oriente]]'' (#3 "My Friend -Liga Oriente Remix-")
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* [2007.10.24] [[Trey Songz]] - ''[[Trey Day]]'' (#15 "Are You A Perfoma" feat. ''AI''')
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* [2008.05.28] [[DOUBLE]] - ''[[The Best Collaborations|THE BEST COLLABORATIONS]]'' (#6 "My friend I'arpege noir mix" with '''AI''')
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* [2008.06.11] [[Tsuchiya Anna]] - "[[Crazy World]]" feat. '''AI'''
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* [2008.07.23] [[EXILE]] - ''[[EXILE Entertainment Best]]'' (#15 "So Special -Version EX-")
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* [2008.09.17] [[ZEEBRA]] - ''[[The Anthology]]'' (#21 "GOLDEN MIC (REMIX)" feat. [[KASHI DA HANDSOME]], '''AI''', [[Dohzi-T]],[[Hannya]], #27 "Do What U Gotta Do" feat. '''AI''', [[Amuro Namie]], [[Mummy-D]])
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* [2009.01.28] ''[[Lalapipo Official Compilation Album]]'' (#14 "people in the World (Movies Short Version)")
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* [2009.01.28] [[DABO]] - ''[[I'm The Best|I'M THE BEST]]'' (#4 "Super Back-Champaign (Yes,Sir)" feat. '''AI''')
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* [2009.02.25] [[GICODE]] - ''[[Home Sweet Home (GICODE)|HOME SWEET HOME]]'' (#1 "HOME SWEET HOME" with '''AI''', [[JAMOSA]])
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* [2009.03.04] [[James Morrison]] - ''[[Songs For You, Truths For Me]]'' (#15 "Broken Strings" featuring '''AI''')
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* [2009.09.02] [[DJ Caroline D'amore]] - ''[[J-Girls' Celebrity Mix]]'' (#4 "IT'S SHOW TIME!!! [J-GIRLS' CELEBRITY MIX VER.]")
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* [2009.10.28] [[AFRA]] - ''[[Heat Beat]]'' (#11 "Beat It" feat. '''AI''')
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* [2009.11.18] ''[[Best Of Fun 2]]'' (#2 "Birthday Song")
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* [2009.11.25] ''[[Special Calling ~Session 2~|Special Calling ~session 2~]]'' (#2 "Birthday Song")
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* [2009.11.25] [[DJ KAORI]] - ''[[DJ KAORI's JMix 3|DJ KAORI'S JMIX III]]'' (#3 "YOU ARE MY STAR")
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* [2009.12.09] ''[[C-Love Fragrance Platinum Allure|C-love FRAGRANCE Platinum Allure]]'' (#15 "ONE")
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* [2009.12.23] ''[[Back In Da Dayz -Hip-Hop / R&B Best Tracks-|BACK IN DA DAYZ -HIPHOP/R&B Best Tracks-]]'' (#4 "E.O.")
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* [2009.12.23] ''[[Hit Songs ~Yasashii Hikari / Unmei no Hito~ Hit Songs Orgel Collection|Hit Songs ~Yasashii Hikari / Unmei no Hito~ Hit Songs orgel collection]]'' (#13 "Story")
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* [2009.12.23] [[DELI]] - ''[[The Bible for Survival|THE BIBLE 4 SURVIVAL]]'' (#2 "Konya wa Birthday Bash" feat. '''AI''', [[DABO]], #10 "Konya wa Birthday Bash (Auto Tune ver.)" feat. '''AI''', [[DABO]])
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* [2010.01.01] [[wikipedia:Knaan|Knaan]] with '''AI''' - [[Wavin' Flag - Cola-Cola® Celebration Mix]]
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* [2010.01.27] ''[[Tokyo Ragga Lovers|Tokyo RAGGA LOVERS]]'' (Disc 2 #2 "I'll Remember You")
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* [2010.02.03] ''[[Ryuha-R Greatest Hits|Ryuha-R GREATEST HITS]]'' (#6 "I Wanna Know")
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* [2010.02.17] ''[[Chaku Love]]'' (#3 "Story")
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* [2010.03.03] ''[[Arigatou no Uta]]'' (#10 "Thank U")
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* [2010.04.21] [[DJ HASEBE]] - ''[[Woofin Presents "Candyman" Mixed by DJ HASEBE|Woofin Presents "CANDYMAN" Mixed by DJ HASEBE]]'' (#23 "I'll Remember You")
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* [2010.05.19] [[RUDEBWOY FACE]] - ''[[Best Combinations -Magnum Mix-|Best Combinations -Magnum Mix- Mixed by Seven Star & DJ SN-Z from OZROSAURUS]]'' (#8 "Change The World" feat. ''AI''')
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* [2010.05.26] [[wikipedia:Knaan|Knaan]] - [[Wavin' Flag Coca Cola (R) Celebration Mix ~Sekai ni Hitotsu no Hata~]] with '''AI'''
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* [2010.07.28] [[Aoyama Thelma]] - ''[[Love! 2 -Thelma Best Collaborations-|LOVE! 2 -THELMA BEST COLLABORATIONS-]]'' (#2 "This Love" feat. '''AI''')
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* [2010.12.01] ''[[Ai no Uta (Winter Remix)|Ai no Uta (WINTER REMIX)]]'' (#4 "Believe (D.N.A. Instrumental Remix)")
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* [2011.01.26] [[AK-69]] - ''[[The Red Magic (album)|THE RED MAGIC]]'' (#14 "It's OK" feat. '''AI''')
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* [2011.03.30] [[THE BAWDIES]] - "[[Love You Need You|LOVE YOU NEED YOU]]" feat. [[AI]]
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* [2011.04.27] [[Namie Amuro]] - [[Checkmate!]] (#1 ''Wonder Woman'' feat. '''AI''' & [[Tsuchiya Anna]], #5 "Do What U Gotta Do" feat. '''AI''' & [[Mummy-D]], #8 "FAKE" feat. '''[[Amuro Namie]]''')
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* [2011.05.11] [[Fukuhara Miho]] - [[The Soul Extreme EP]] (#1 ''O2'' featuring '''AI''')
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* [2011.07.27] [[Zeebra]] - [[Blue (Zeebra)|BLUE]] feat. [[AI]]
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* [2011.11.30] [[Skoop On Somebody]] - [[Distance (Skoop On Somebody)|Distance]] (#5 "Forever ~Kimi to Dattara" feat. '''AI''')
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* [2011.12.14] [[DJ ISSO]] - [[Best Of Japanese Hip Hop Hits Mixed By DJ ISSO|BEST OF JAPANESE HIP HOP HITS 2011 mixed by DJ ISSO]] (#14 ''MOVIE feat. Chinza DOPENESS, '''AI''' / L-VOKAL'')
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* [2012.01.11] [[YURI]] - [[Love Respect Harmony|LoveRespectHarmony]] (#3 ''My Friend'' with '''AI''')
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* [2012.03.07] [[JAPAN UNITED with MUSIC]] - [[All You Need Is Love (JAPAN UNITED with MUSIC)|All You Need Is Love]]
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* [2012.05.16] [[Fukuhara Miho]] - [[Dream On (Fukuhara Miho)|Dream On]] (#3 ''O2'' feat. '''AI''' -Seiji Basement mix-)
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* [2012.06.13] [[Fukuhara Miho]] - [[The Best of Soul Extreme]] (#1 ''O2'' featuring '''AI''', #13 ''You Are The Reason'' featuring '''AI''')
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* [2012.08.29] [[DJ PMX]] - [[Born This Way]] feat. [[MACCHO]] ([[OZROSAURUS]]), '''AI'''
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* [2012.09.05] [[DJ PMX]] - [[The Original II|THE ORIGINAL II ]] (#14 ''Born This Way'' feat. [[MACCHO]] ([[OZROSAURUS]]), '''AI''')
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* [2013.01.09] [[AK-69]] - [[The Independent King (album)|THE INDEPENDENT KING]] (#12 ''Never Let Me Down'' feat. '''AI''')
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* [2013.01.30] [[DJ LEAD]] - [[Show It Off]] feat. [[wikipedia:Jim Jones (rapper)|Jim Jones]] & '''AI'''
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* [2013.01.30] [[Best of Love & Happiness]] (#2 ''Happiness'')
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* [2013.11.27] [[m-flo DJ Mix "Asobon! Enkai"|m-flo DJ MIX "ASOBON! ENKAI"]] (#24 ''RUN FREE'' <small>('''AI'''+[[Kato Miliyah]]+[[VERBAL]])</small>)
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* [2013.12.04] [[Che'Nelle]] - [[Best Songs]] (#15 ''After The Storm'' -'''AI''' feat. Che'Nelle)
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* [2014.02.19] [[Kato Miliyah]] - [[Loveland|LOVELAND]] (#11 ''RUN FREE'' / '''AI'''+MILIYAH+VERBAL)
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* [2014.02.26] [[DJ KAORI]] - [[DJ KAORI's Jmix VI|DJ KAORI'S JMIX VI]] (#16 '''AI''' / ''HANABI'', #25 '''AI''' / ''Happiness (Reggae Summer Remix by Mighty Crown)'')
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* [2014.03.26] [[Fukuhara Miho]] - [[A Gift for You|A Gift For You]] (Disc 1 - #8 ''O2'' featuring '''AI'''; Disc 2 - #5 ''You Are My Reason'' feat. '''AI''')
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* [2014.05.14] [[Jun.K]] - [[Love & Hate (Jun.K)|LOVE & HATE]] (#2 ''NO MUSIC NO LIFE'' feat. '''AI''')
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* [2014.09.23] [[wikipedia:Sly & Robbie|Sly & Robbie]] & [[SPICY CHOCOLATE]] - [[wikipedia:The Reggae Power|The Reggae Power]] (#10 ''Off Love (feat. '''A.I.''')'')
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* [2014.10.15] [[Kato Miliyah]] - [[I'll Be There with You|I'll be there with you]] feat. '''AI''' & Aoyama Thelma
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* [2014.10.29] [[Kato Miliyah]] - [[Muse (Kato Miliyah)|MUSE]] (#5 ''I'll be there with you'' feat. '''AI''' & Aoyama Thelma)
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* [2014.11.19] [[JiN]] - [[Luv Groove|LUV GROOVE]] (#10 ''You Are Not Alone (feat. '''AI''')'')
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* [2014.12.09] [[Utada Hikaru no Uta]] (#6 ''FINAL DISTANCE'')
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* [2015.04.22] [[TEE]] - [[Tea Time ~Collaboration Best~|Tea time ~Collaboration Best~]] (#14 ''Let it be'' / TEE & '''AI''')
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* [2015.07.29] [[Kato Miliyah]] - [[Kato Miliyah M-Mix ~Mastermix Vol.1~|Kato Miliyah M-MIX ~MASTERMIX Vol.1]] (#33 ''I'll be there with you'' feat. '''AI''' & Aoyama Thelma)
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* [2015.09.30] [[TEE]] - [[5-Nen-go no I Love You (album)|5-Nen-go no I Love You]] (#6 ''Let it be (Reggae Ver.) / TEE & '''AI''''')
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* [2015.11.02] [[AI Big Hero 6 Special CD]]
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* [2015.11.18] [[Disney ~Greatest Songs~ Hougaku-ban]] (#15 ''Story (English Version)'' / '''AI''')
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* [2016.03.16] [[Aoyama Thelma]] - [[One Day (Aoyama Thelma)|One Day]] (feat. [[Kato Miliyah]], '''AI''')
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* [2016.04.26] [[Aoyama Thelma]] - [[Pink Tears (mini-album)|PINK TEARS]] (#1 ''One Day feat. Kato Miliyah, '''AI''''')
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* [2016.04.26] [[Aoyama Thelma]] - [[Smoke & Tears|SMOKE & TEARS]] (#1 ''One Day feat. Kato Miliyah, '''AI''''')
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* [2016.11.23] [[Kubota Toshinobu]] - [[The Baddest ~Collaboration~|THE BADDEST ~Collaboration~]] (Disc 1 #7 ''Soul 2 Soul feat. '''AI''''')
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* [2017.09.06] [[Aoyama Thelma]] - [[10th Diary|10TH DIARY]] (MIX CD - #15 ''One Day feat. [[Kato Miliyah]], '''AI''''')
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* [2018.05.23] [[Adam to Eve no Ringo]] (#10 ''Tsumi to Batsu'')
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* [2020.06.09] [[Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi]] - "[[Shakunage Iro no Sora]]" feat. '''AI'''
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* [2020.10.28] [[Inspire (Kato Miliyah album)|INSPIRE]] (#10 '''''AI''' "Yuusha-tachi"'')
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==Filmography==
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===Movies===
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*[2006.04.28] [[Music From "Memories of Matsuko" -Kiraware Matsuko no Ongaku- Making of Kiraware Matsuko no Issho|MUSIC FROM "MEMORIES OF MATSUKO" -Kiraware Matsuko no Ongaku- Making of Kiraware Matsuko no Issho]]
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*[2010.04.28] [[Blue Pacific Stories "Take Action"|Blue Pacific Stories "TAKE ACTION"]]
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==Publications==
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===Photobooks===
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[[Image:AI loves L.A.jpg|100px]]
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* [2010.11.02] [[AI Loves L.A.|AI LOVES L.A.]]
  
 
==External Links==
 
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* [http://www.universal-music.co.jp/ai/index.html Official Website]
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* [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_(%E6%AD%8C%E6%89%8B) Japanese Wikipedia]
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* [http://www.who-is-ai.com/ International Official Website]
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* [http://www.universal-music.co.jp/ai/index.html Universal Music Japan Profile]
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* [http://ameblo.jp/ai-10th/ Official Blog]
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* [http://www.facebook.com/AI Official Facebook]
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* [http://twitter.com/micaholic1981 Official Twitter]
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* [http://twitter.com/AI_NEWZ Official Staff Twitter]
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* [http://instagram.com/officialai/ Official Instagram]
  
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Latest revision as of 19:50, 10 July 2023

AI promoting IT'S ALL ME - Vol.2 (2021)

AI is a bilingual Hip-Hop and R&B singer. After initial recognition in an appearance in Janet Jackson's "Go Deep" music video, she debuted with BMG, before signing with Universal's Def Jam label in 2003. With numerous successful album releases, tours and media appearances, she remains an influential and popular artist, bringing a heavily American R&B-influenced sound to Japanese audiences.

Profile

Biography

AI was born on November 02, 1981 in Los Angeles, CA to a Japanese father and half-Japanese, half-Italian mother. At the age of four her father's work prompted a move to Kagoshima, Japan, where she spent her elementary school and junior high school days. In 1996, she entered the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, joining the gospel choir and training in various dance genres. In 1998, her first experience of a televised broadcast came as part of the choir in a Mary J Blige concert. In the same year, she won a competition to appear as a dancer in Janet Jackson's promotional video "Go Deep". After a short stint in an Asian female group SX4, she was offered a record deal with BMG and returned to Japan to make her major label debut.

Her debut single "Cry, just Cry" (released on November 22, 2000) was followed up with two singles and the album "my name is AI". However, poor sales resulted in a transfer to Def Jam Japan, where she became the label's first female artist.

The first album with Def Jam, "ORIGINAL A.I.", reached #15 on the Oricon charts. Sold-out tour runs and the release of two albums in 2004 marked an increase in AI's popularity. Significant success then came with the single "Story" in May 2005, with the song reaching #8 on the Oricon ranking charts and selling 300,000 copies. The next album "MIC-A-HOLIC A.I." had sales in excess of 500,000 copies.

"Believe" was released on April 19, 2006 as a tie-in to the Team Medical Dragon drama, continuing a run of good sales. Later in the year, What's goin' on A.I." ranked at #2 on album sales charts and led to her first auditorium tour, which spawned a live album and DVD in March 2007. Further commercial tie-ins ("I'll Remember You" - Audio-Technica, "BRAND NEW DAY" - JAL, "ONE" - Team Medical Dragon 2), appearances at high-profile music festivals (Rock in Japan 2007, Summer Sonic '07) and the release of the "DON'T STOP A.I." album rounded off 2007.

From February to June 2008, AI's largest tour to date included 32 shows across Japan, playing to audiences up to 100,000 as well as appearances in Los Angeles.

In 2011, AI announced that she had changed labels from Universal Music Japan to EMI Music Japan.

Discography

AI promoting "Believe" (2006)
AI promoting "FAKE" (2010)
AI promoting "Letter In The Sky" (2011)
AI promoting INDEPENDENT (2012)
AI promoting "MORIAGARO" (2013)
AI promoting Wa to Yo (2017)
AI promoting Kansha!!!!! -Thank you for 20 years NEW & BEST- (2019)

Studio Albums

Best Albums

Mini-Albums

Live Albums

Singles

Digital Singles

Split Singles

Video Releases

Other Video Releases

Compilations / Other

Filmography

Movies

Publications

Photobooks

AI loves L.A.jpg

External Links

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